Dear Friends and Family:

 Greetings from the Heathrow Airport where I (Zach) am on my way to Amsterdam for my annual trip to meet with my Ph.D. advisor.  October has been an unbelievably busy and incredibly successful month for our ministry despite some very challenging moments.  During this month we have dedicated two new churches, done a three-year strategic plan, held a three-day-long TLT training conference for 60 church leaders, received a visiting delegation from Back to God Ministries International to discuss the future of the Perspectives Reformees ministry in Haiti, received a visiting team from Lakeside CRC (Alto, MI) for a week, and completed our first quarter reports.  For the next 10 days while Zach is in Amsterdam, he hopes to “burn the midnight oil” to complete a chapter of his dissertation. Honestly, we are completely exhausted.  Please pray for grace and patience to make it through this very challenging time.

Please give thanks for:

-A successful Timothy Leadership Training Conference in October where 60 leaders dug deeply into Scripture to learn key ministry skills.  Please see our blog for pictures and stories about this event.
-A blessed visit from a team representing Lakeside CRC.  We visited Thomassique and witnessed the dedication of the Gwo Kajou church building, saw many newly dug latrines, talked with beneficiaries of the programs.
-The development of a new three-year Strategic Plan for Sous Espwa.  This month we redid our vision, mission, and strategic objectives which is no small achievement for a team as diverse as ours.
-Good health and safety for our family and all our visitors.

Please pray for:

-We have felt “under attack” in October by many strange coincidences (including a generator breakdown and a poisoning of our dogs) that have attempted to steal our peace of mind this month.  Pray that God will give us peace and trust in his provision.
-The three-year evaluation of the Christian Reformed Church in Haiti which will occur in November.  A big part of our job is working with this Haitian denomination.  Pray that God will bless the evaluation.
-Our ministry team as we struggle to come up with our 2014-15 budget.  As always, resources are limited and the needs are great.
-Safety and blessing for our family while Zach is gone to the Netherlands and Sharon will be single-parenting.

 FOR MORE PICTURES, STORIES, AND INFORMATION ABOUT OUR MINISTRY AND FAMILY, PLEASE SEE OUR BLOG AT segaarking.blogspot.com

Thanks for your prayers and support,

Zachary, Sharon, Hannah, Isaiah, Vivian and Esther Segaar-King

Missionaries to Haiti
Christian Reformed World Missions

 

Calvary Assembly of God gave bunk-beds to our family!

Hannah enjoys mummy-wrapping at her birthday party in October.

The twins celebrate their 8th birthday,